Where do we draw the line? I asked a question earlier about my cat. About 10 years ago,?
my next door neighbor threw her out because she was destroying her house. This is a female cat, about 11 or 12 years old, declawed, neutered. Then thrown out. Now I can see why. No, it’s not a UT infection. Yes, I changed litter. She peed on a brand new Tempurpedic pillow top mattress, I only had it one week. She has destroyed two sofas. Peed on a brand new one. Just had to get rid of it. It was stinking up my house.
My sister gave me her old sofa. Today, the cat peed on that. Enough is enough. I love animals. But this cat is destroying my house. Nappys? No. Meds? No. Therapist for behavioral problems? That is what I’m going to hear next. There comes a point when enough is enough. Any LOGICAL solutions? Add an extension onto my house just for her?
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And this is why cats should not be declawed, and one of the reasons why it’s been banned in over 30 countries. Failure to use the litter box is the #1 side effect.
Short of adding an extention onto your house, tossing a declawed and defenseless cat outdoors, or euthanization, you can limit her to one small room (without furniture/carpet) or purchase a cat cage and retrain her. The only elimination options she’ll have in a cage will be a litter box, or her own bed. Most cats will choose the litter box. She may need more than the standard 2-4 weeks for retraining, but eventually, she will get the point. She can come out for supervised playtimes, but only after you have actually seen her use the litter pan. When she is out, play with her. She’ll need exercise.
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Before you consider investing in a new cage, check eBay, Craigslist, Kijiji, Freecycle, or your local paper’s classifieds for used cages. These may also be listed as ferret cages.
Litter pans and the type of litter can also be factors. Use jumbo sized litter pans. Don’t use covered or automatic pans. Along with having more than one litter pan – use more than one type of litter. Try regular clay, scoopable/clumping clay, Feline Pine (wood pellet), and Yesterday’s News (recycled newspaper). Choose unscented litters – many cats can’t tolerate perfumed litter.
Keep the litter boxes clean. If you use clumping litter – scoop them out daily. If you can smell the box – it needs to be cleaned or dumped completely.
Once you have her contained, your next step is to get a hand-held black light (Stink Finder light) and some good enzymatic cleaner like Nature’s Miracle to remove all of the urine from your furniture and flooring. As long as those spots remain, she’ll keep going back to them.
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Best wishes to you and your cat:)
I’m sorry to hear that. Although this is different, my dogs are pretty bad behaved in the house. They pee frequently around the house, so we cannot let them roam. Instead we gave them their own room. NOT AN EXTENSION. It is actually our laundry room. I would suggest giving you cat an area like that. With a nice scratching post, big liter box, bed, maybe it’s own little chair, etc. Maybe this will give your cat a sense of having it’s own home.
If you dont want to get rid of it then build a nice cage for it out side, inside or whatever. As far as that goes you can get one of those huge pet carriers. Like the ones for big huge dogs and make that her new home.
Hey… you can’t neuter a FEMALE cat!
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i cannot remember the name of the product, but there is a spray that one can get from the pet store that deters cats from peeing or spraying. the spray is odorless to humans but cats hate the smell and there for shy away from the object it was sprayed upon. The cats also do not scratch because they do not want to be near the smell. completely odorless though to us. Its worth a shot. Also some cats are sensitive to the type of litter so try changing the brand not just changing the litter pan. also if you have a two story house its ideal to use two litter pans, one for upstairs and one for down. If you switch the litter make sure you put the cat in the pan and rub her paws in it gently so she knows that it is still her litter pan. Lastly you can try and move the litter pan. perhaps she doesnt like it where you have placed it ( like if its near the washer maybe she’s scared of it cause of the noise) Good luck and dont give up!
It sounds like maybe she needs to be an outdoor cat. Please make sure you provide her with a warm shelter for the cold nights. Chances are she won’t pee on her own bed.
Is this the only cat you have?
I have a cat that is the same way and is male. He doesn’t like the other two cats getting any attention etc, but especially the little female, and he "marks" wherever the female has been. I got him when he was 7 and he has an attitude problem. Meds helped some but nothing as good as secluding him.
Lock her up in the bathroom, where there are no rugs etc. with only her food, water and litter box. Be prepared for her to fuss loudly. I will say that it has not been a permanent solution (the female occasionally gets into his territory and he feels the need to mark again) and I have had to repeat it. I try to keep the female away from him and she now has her own space downstairs. Both are happier and he doesn’t feel that he needs to mark.
With my male, who is such a people cat, it only takes a day (during the day while I am at work) and then he is out that evening. It just about kills him to be away from everything and everybody. Good luck with this.
She’s most likely having behavioral and litter box issues from being declawed. Take her to a vet to verify those are the complications that have occurred with expertise in remedies for helping her (and you !) deal with the pain. Good luck ! But there’s absolutely no reason to have a healthy cat put down or taken back to the shelter.
Boy, this is a difficult one. You say the cat is declawed which means she has to be protected indoors because without claws she is completely unable to protect herself.
You don’t mention whether you have other cats. If you do, this could be a "pecking order" thing, this cat is doing what she is doing to mark out her territory to the other cats. If this isn’t the issue, then some of the other answers suggesting confining her to a small area of your house for a while seem to be the best. Just don’t throw her back outside, without her claws she is defenseless.
I think that you should follow Suzi Q’s instructions.
This is the logical solution to the problem that I posted to this question when you first asked it. You may have missed it, hence me reposting it.
Please don’t put her down. This is the classic behaviour of a cat who has been declawed and has serious pain/anxiety issues. She may not have a urinary tract infection, but she could well have urinary tract inflamation.
Cats are unique in their stress response. When a cat is subjected to constant pain/fear of pain (from declawing) the protective mucosal lining of their bladder breaks down and the urine causes inflamation to the bladder lining. This can cause urinary urgency. Innapropriate urination is one way that a cat has of telling you that something is very wrong.
Declawed cats can suffer the consequences of this crippling surgery years after the event. Nerve tissue (which is cut in the surgery) can distort, bone fragments can migrate and cause untold agony. Cats as, predators are very stoic about pain. To show pain is a sign of weakness and would allow other predators to recognise the cat as a possible meal. This is a hangover from the wild origins of the domestic cat. Many vets and owners find it hard to recognise pain expression in cats.
You need to ensure that your cat has some very fine and deep sandy litter to use. Set up a litter tray in each room. Put a the trays in a second much larger tray to deal with any overspill. Declawed cats often find using the litter tray agony and will avoid using it.
Please don’t scold or punish your poor cat. She has a physical and psychological issue going on here and she needs help.
Please do some local research and find a vet who does not do declawing. Only a vet who does not declaw cats will be able to give you an honest assessment of the state of her paws. She will need a full set of detailed paw x rays to establish exactly what is going on inside her paws. She will probably need pain medication and you may need to consult an anti-declaw behaviourist to set up your home as an environment where you cat’s disability is catered for. Steps up and down to places she likes to be, soft landing spots etc all will help her deal with her constant pain.
It’s very important that you get her examined quickly. I sense you are at your wit’s end with this issue, but it may be possible with the care of a good and ethical non-declawing vet to get your poor cat some relief from this problem. She isn’t being naughty, she isn’t dirty, she’s in pain – cat’s can’t speak our language, it’s up to us to learn theirs.
Once you have sought out some help for her, then I’d suggest you get rid of the current couch and thoroughly clean any areas she has peed on. Then get a another couch, invest in some plastic covers for it and some washable fabric covers.
The facial rubbing scent that cats put on things around the house (from facial scent glands) can be purchased now. It’s called Feliway Comfort Zone and it comes in spray form (for objects, doorways, anything at cat head height) and room diffuser form. This is a marvellous way of making your cat feel more secure in her world. It won’t help her pain, but it will help her anxiety. She will feel as if more of her world belongs to her as it already smells as if she has rubbed her face on it.
Please find a good non-declawing vet as soon as possible!
I hope your poor cat can be helped. This is not her fault. It’s the outcome of crippling a cat by declawing it.
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If you are looking for validation to have this poor crippled cat euthanased then you probably won’t get it. This is clearly a cat with behavioural issues that can be helped with a humane approach. Please don’t insult those who have genuinely tried to offer ways for you to help your poor distressed and crippled cat. Try out some of our suggestions, you will find plenty of them work, given time and patience.
Perhaps quit spending on your money on bloody new couches and take the poor cat to an accredited vet for crying out loud! Re- asking the question and staying parked in front of your computer is not solving the problem,now is it?or you can keep asking,until you get the answer you want.You have been given the PROPER(read LOGICAL) answer.What you do with it is up to you.From the sounds of it,you’re waiting for some idiot to tell you to rid yourself of this poor cat.You accepted this mutilated animal into your home,now own up to the responsibilities that that entails,and quit whining about your couch!